fresh verdure; new green leaves
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
murder; homicide; manslaughter
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
balmy breeze; summer breeze
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room